PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artisan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glaube Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers as his entrance music. Artisan Robinson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glaube Silva's chin.

Robinson
vs
Silva

191 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Finnish Elite Supplements (q144 $15!!)

Hades ®
Hades ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artisan Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glaube Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Robinson moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva holds of for dear life.
Robinson trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Robinson looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Robinson looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Robinson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Robinson wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

Robinson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.

Robinson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Robinson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artisan Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson slips under a jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Robinson was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Robinson is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva thows a leg kick but Robinson checks it
and Robinson counters with a body kick.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva thows a leg kick but Robinson checks it
and Robinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Robinson as he checks the leg kick.
Glaube Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Artisan Robinson has been cut.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Glaube Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Artisan Robinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Silva lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Robinson with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Robinson off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Glaube Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Silva misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Artisan Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a kick to the body.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robinson.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glaube Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artisan Robinson's cut.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva misses with a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Silva digs a good hook to Robinson's body.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robinson eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva slips a straight right by Robinson.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Robinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Robinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Robinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glaube Silva dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Artisan Robinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robinson's calf.
Silva tries a low kick but Robinson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
Robinson tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Robinson in the body.
Glaube Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva staying out of range there.
Artisan Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robinson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glaube Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:49
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 44:49
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glaube Silva!
Glaube Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!